134 UNIT 11
GRAMMAR
as … as
1
First, ask the students to look at the photo and say what
the girl, Nicky, is thinking about. Ask them to read what
she says and say if they agree or disagree with her. Then,
ask them to find and, if appropriate, underline
as … as
in
the speech bubbles. Elicit what word Nicky uses between
as … as
(
an adjective
).
Answers
1 the same 2 different
2
Point out that the students need to write two sentences
about each pair of things, one using the first adjective
and the other using the second. (Cristiano Ronaldo and
Marcus Rashford are both professional footballers.)
MIXED ABILITY
Encourage stronger students to work at their own pace.
When they have finished, ask the students to write
some more sentences using
(not) as … as
and the two
advertisements, e.g.
Pizza Palace is as big as Easy Burgers
(there’s space for 30 guests in each),
Pizza Palace isn’t as
healthy as Easy Burgers
. With the weaker students, write
the following on the board and encourage them to make
(not) as … as
sentences as a class before they write some
sentences for themselves. If necessary, point out that
maths
is a singular noun.
Oranges
healthy/sweet lemons.
Trains
comfortable/slow buses.
Maths
is / are easy/interesting as English.
Cats
(not) as friendly/noisy
dogs.
My country
hot/big
the UK.
Ronaldo
young/famous
Marcus Rashford.
